Shielded roll stippler



May so, 1939.l l D. WELT 22,160,570

SHIELDED RQLL STIPPLER v Filed sept. 14, 1958 ATTORNEYS Patented May 30,1939 lUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE a A 2,160,570 v snIaLnEn nou.sTIPPLnn.

David Welt, Bronx,` N. Y. l applicati@ september 14,1938, serialize.229,942

y vz claims. (c1. 1o1--s1`e This invention relates to a smeided rollstippler.

An object of the invention is to provide a roll stippler having a novelhandle which will permit the roller running close to door casings,lmoldings and other fixtures without smearing them, when a freshlypainted surface is being stippled. 4 A further object of the inventionis to provide novel shields which protect the face of the operatorfromspatters kicked up by the knap of theroller during the stipplingoperation.

A further object is to provide a roller stippler which canvbemanipulated to easily reach hitherto inaccessible places such as behindradiators and the like, which will s'pread the paint evenly, which willbe formed of a few s't'rong durable and'inexpensive parts, andwhlchwillnot easily get out of order.

With 'the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel details of con? struction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be, resorted to within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In' the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a shielded roll stippler constructed inlaccordance with the invention, with parts broken away .to show theconstruction of the roller.

Figure 2' is a -side elevation of the roll stippler shown in Figure 1.Figure 3 is a detail crosssectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure1 .and showing the construction' of the clamp for mounting the'.

shields `on the handle.

Referring .now to the drawing,l in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the various views, I0. designates a rollerpreferably formed of wood and having an axial bore .ll'adapted to-receive a substantially U-shaped. handle I2 one leg of whichconstitutes a shaftA upon which the roller is rotatably mounted and theother leg 'of which is of substantially one-half A the' length of theroller andv is terminally directed l, `pin I1 while the other washer isheld in place through the medium of a screw I 8 which is threaded intothe end of the shaft I2 and is provided with a lock washer I9 and fiatwasher I9.

-The washers I6 prevent endwise movement of the roller on the shaft andat thevsame time re'- movably mount the roller onlthe shaft forreplacement with a new one when worn. As best shown in Figure 3, atwo-piece clamp 20 is provided withclamping jaws 2| which embrace theshort leg 22 of the U-shaped handlealo I2. 'Ihe clamp is provided at theends with arcuate jaws 23 which are engaged through respective recessesv24 formed. in the edges of respective arcuate metal plates 25 andembrace respective pins 26 which are-secured to the plates transl5versely of the recesses in any preferred manner. These pins form hingepintles upon which the plates 25` may be swung to operative position tooverlie the roller and to inoperative position to extend along the shankI3 ofthe handle, as best go each other and to the roller through themedium of staples 28. Whatever portion of the knap may be lodgedunderneath the transverse por- 35 tions of thestaples may be disengagedby slightly,v lifting the .staples so that in the nished article theknap will naturally iillin'the space between the ends of the cylindricalcarpet facing and the meeting ends are not discernible. 40

It will be particularly pointed out that only one end of the shaft I2projects beyond theroller. 'I'hus the concealed end of the shaft lendsto the roller and its carpet facing a plain surface which may bejuxtaposed against projections such as 45 molding, door and windowframes, or the like,

and permit the stippling to .be done close up to these parts without thepaint being scratched or marred. i In operation the operator moves thestippler *roller over the freshly painted vurface inthe fusual mannerafter moving one of the shield plates 25' to operative position between'the roller and the operators face to'protect the operator Y from paintsplashes. The hinge pins 26 of the C tion.

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what is maimed is:

1. A stippler comprising a roller, a cylindrical sheet of carpetmaterial on the roller having a. uniform knap throughout its entirecylindrical surface adapted to engage a. freshly painted surface andstipple the surface uniformly, a U- shaped handle having one leg engagedaxially in the roller to form an axis of rotation for the roller andterminating short of one end of the roller to permit the roller andcarpet material to be juxti-posed against projections and permit thestippling to be done close to the projections, the other leg of thehandle being substantially one-half the length of the roller andterminally directed laterally at a right angle to provide a shank of thehandle formanipulating the roller,

a clamp carried by the last named leg and disposed near said shank, andshield plates hinged to said clamp above and below the. last named legand adapted to be selectively rocked to operative position to overliethe roller, and adapted to be selectively rocked to released positionagainst said shank.

2. A stippler comprising a roller, a cylindrical sheet of knappedmaterial sleeved on the roller, a shaft having one end projecting fromone end of the roller, the other end countersunk in the opposite end ofthe roller, said projecting end of the ,shaft being directed to overlapand extend longitudinally vof the exterior of the roller and form ahandle supporting member, a two-piece clamp provided with clamping jawsembracing the last named member, arcuate jaws on the ends of the clamp,arcuate metal splash plates having recesses receiving said jaws, pivotpins extending through said jaws and secured to the plates transverselyof the recesses, said pivot pins forming hinge pintles upon which theplates may be swung to operative position to overlie the roller and toinoperative position to extend outwardly from said member.

DAVID WELT.

